CAR KILLS PEDESTRIAN ON I-275

TAMPA (970 WFLA) - A 19-year-old Land O' Lakes man died early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on Interstate 275, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Justin Martinez-Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The vehicle, a 2011 Audi A4, continued on after striking Martinez-Sanchez, and stopped at a gas station on Hillsborough Avenue, where the driver fled on foot. 

Two occupants in the vehicle, who called law enforcement after the driver fled, told Florida Highway Patrol that they only knew the driver as a white male named Chris. They described him as being six feet tall, between 20 and 25 years old, and wearing a black shirt and jeans. 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Florida Highway Patrol. 

Photo courtesy of FHP


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